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Gus Hansen had a marvelous year on the World Poker Tour where he was the only participant to make it to the closing table in three of the events. Gus Hansen has been seen on High Stakes Poker on The Game Show Network where he paid $400, 000 to play. You might remember one of the largest pots in high stakes poker history against Daniel Negreanu. Hansen secured a large pot with quads against Daniel's full house. Hansen has made many televised poker appearances and is thought to be one of the strongest bettors around the world. While participating in internet poker, a different side of Hansen has been seen. He often participates in the 200/400 No Limit max buy in of $40, 000. Hansen frequently buys-in for the minimum of $16, 000 and plays very weak. He sits there waiting for a good hand and then pushes all in. I accept that Hansen is a great poker player but certainly not even close to the familiar players at 200/400NL. Unless Gus is flat broke, he has absolutely no reason to settle at the game with the min buy-in.

Buying in for the minimum takes almost all of the skill out of big stack poker. Hansen is supposed to be 1 of the greatest poker players in the world but he cannot buy in for the total amt.. I believe television can skew our perception of the real world sometimes. The best poker players in the world may be guys you have never heard of. Gus can be seen participating in internet poker on Full Tilt. He commonly plays in high stakes omaha high and Holdem. Gus Hansen has proven himself as a tournament player. Can he use his talents in money rounds?